31 Most Iconic Lines From Batman Movies

8. Harvey Dent's Chilling Foreshadowing

The Quote: "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

Yes, Harvey, that is exactly what's going to happen. It might feel something like the Good Ship Obvious ploughing mercilessly through the Sea Of Well-Durrness, given what happens next (not to mention the audience's established expectations of Dent's arc anyway) but his tragically self-aware sound-bite remains an important line. And it positively drips poignancy.

7. "Life's A Bitch..."

Catwoman: How could you? I'm a woman.

Batman: I'm sorry, I-I...

Catwoman: As I was saying, I'm a woman and can't be taken for granted. Life's a bitch, now so am I.

Turning traditional gender expectations on their head, Catwoman's femme fatale like distraction technique perfectly portrays the twin pillars of why she is so disarmingly effective as a Batman villain: she uses her femininity when it suits her (though never lets it restrict her) and then packs a gut-punch of surprise that utterly surprises.

And even more, there's a playfulness here in the deconstruction of Bruce Wayne's penchant for womanising, as he's just about reluctant to hit a woman even when she is entirely worth it, showing off the chink in his armour that would later almost kill him in another franchise entirely.